Magazine release

[STE]

I just spent 2 two hours changing the mag release on my P220 from a lefty setup to the righty side... at least an hour of which was on my hands and knees with a flashlight looking for the plunger and spring that went flying when I removed the assembly.

Holy crap, what a pain in the ass.

 

[Burt Gummer]

I always make sure I have a spare of about any small part and spring like that before I start. That way when the vacuum gets it, it’s fine

 

[fieldgrade]

I put a rag over the gun and peek under it whenever small projectiles are involved.

 

[NCFubar]

I’ve got a fairly large cardboard box I sit on the bench and I try to assemble stuff in ... but half the time the damn piece shots by my right ear into the room ... it’s just part of the process to spotlight parts.

 

[Timfoilhat]

Use a plastic sheet as a cover over your hands and the gun. You can still see what you're doing, but parts can't fly.

 

[FredB]

I use a fairly large plastic fish tank. I can lay it down on its side so that the open side (top) faces me and that way my body blocks (almost) anything that tries to escape in that direction. Its deep enough that I can use a punch, bench block and hammer inside it.

 

[Hamilton]

I use a fairly large plastic fish tank. I can lay it down on its side so that the open side (top) faces me and that way my body blocks (almost) anything that tries to escape in that direction. Its deep enough that I can use a punch, bench block and hammer inside it.

That's a great idea. I would have never thought of that. I have a few different sizes laying around I will try one next time. Thanks

 

[BTLeeks]

Spent more than a few minutes of my finite life looking for a 1911 slide stop plunger pin or two.

 

[DrScaryGuy]

I do a lot of work in a 1gal ziploc bag
I keep one on my shelves of gun parts and another in my gun tool box.
During my first ar15 lower i also spent a long time crawling around looking for that dang pivot pin retaining pin, then i more carefully read some arfcom threads and learned about the ziploc bag...

 

[lowspeed]

I do a lot of work in a 1gal ziploc bag
I keep one on my shelves of gun parts and another in my gun tool box.
During my first ar15 lower i also spent a long time crawling around looking for that dang pivot pin retaining pin, then i more carefully read some arfcom threads and learned about the ziploc bag...

Large zip loc bags will save you lots of search time.

 

[georgel]

Years ago, I was going to build an assembly/disassembly box. Wood on the sides and back, covered with thin, white foam, plexiglass top, just for capturing parts. Nothing worse that hearing that little part hit a far wall. Might have to revisit that project.

 

[Button Pusher]

My wife found the spring for the safety lever from my Ruger Mk 3 a day after I ordered a new one.

 

[fieldgrade]

My wife found the spring for the safety lever from my Ruger Mk 3 a day after I ordered a new one.

It’s the natural order of things. You can have two, or none.

 

[Timfoilhat]

It’s the natural order of things. You can have two, or none.

It's how I end up with new guns. I start building one, lose a part here, buy a few spares there, buy something unexpectedly on clearance...suddenly realize I'm a barrel away from a whole gun and justify buying one. Then I lose a spring...

 

[wvsig]

I have used big zip lock bags and do the work inside the bag. If stuff flies most of the time the bag contains it or at least slows it down.

 

[NKD]

A very powerful large magnet: get one.

 

[Clark]

Hate small parts!